Creates the Office of Children's Mental and Behavioral Health within the Office of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services. (BDR 39-358)

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(Reprinted with amendments adopted on April 16, 2025)
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ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 339–COMMITTEE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

(ON BEHALF OF THE JOINT INTERIM STANDING COMMITTEE
ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES)

MARCH 3, 2025
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

SUMMARY—Creates the Office of Children’s Mental and
Behavioral Health within the Office of the Director
of the Department of Health and Human Services.
(BDR 39-358)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: No.
Effect on the State: Contains Appropriation not included
in Executive Budget.

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

AN ACT relating to mental health; revising the duties of the
Commission on Behavioral Health; creating the Office of
Children’s Mental and Behavioral Health within the
Office of the Director of the Department of Health and
Human Services; requiring certain entities to coordi nate
with and submit certain documents to the Office;
establishing the powers and duties of the Office;
providing for the appointment of a Director of the
Office; eliminating the subcommittee on the mental health
of children of the Commission on Behaviora l Health;
requiring the Office to take certain steps toward the
establishment of a Children’s Behavioral Health Center of
Excellence; making appropriations; and providing other
matters properly relating thereto.
Legislative Counsel’s Digest:
Existing law creates the Department of Health and Human Services, which 1
consists of a Director, various divisions, including the Division of Public and 2
Behavioral Health and Division of Child and Family Services, and certain other 3
entities. (NRS 232.300) Section 5 of this bill creates the Office of Children’s 4
Mental and Behavioral Health within the Office of the Director of the Department. 5

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Section 4 of this bill defines the term “Office” to refer to the Office of Children’s 6
Mental and Behavioral Health for the purposes of this bill, and section 8 of this bill 7
applies that definition to applicable existing law. Section 5 requires the Director of 8
the Department to appoint a Director of the Office and prescribes the qualifications 9
of the Director of the Office. Section 5 requires the Director of the Office to 10
perform certain duties relating to the oversight of the Office. Section 6 of this bill 11
requires the Office to perform various duties relating to the mental and behavioral 12
health of children in this State. Section 7 of this bill authorizes the Office to: (1) 13
apply for and accept gifts, grants and donations; and (2) seek assistance from and 14
cooperate with public and private entities. Section 7 also requires state and local 15
governmental entities to provide the Office w ith such assistance as the Office may 16
reasonably require in discharging its duties. Sections 11 and 12 of this bill make 17
appropriations to the Department for the personnel and operating costs of the Office 18
and the cost of procuring equipment and office supplies for the Office, respectively. 19
Section 12. 3 of this bill requires the Director of the Office to : (1) begin the 20
process of establishing a Children’s Behavioral Health Center of Excellence ; (2) 21
prepare certain reports documenting the progress of the Di rector of the Office in 22
establishing the Center ; (3) present a report on such progress before the Joint 23
Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services ; and (4) submit to the 24
Director of the Department a final proposal for the establishment of the Center on 25
or before June 1, 2026. 26
Existing law creates the Commission on Behavioral Health within the 27
Department. (NRS 232.361) Existing law requires the Commission to appoint a 28
subcommittee on the mental health of children. (NRS 433.317) Existing law al so: 29
(1) establishes mental health consortia for different geographic areas of this State; 30
and (2) requires each mental health consortium to prepare and submit to the 31
Director of the Department a long -term strategic plan for the provision of mental 32
health services to children with emotional disturbance within the jurisdiction of the 33
consortium. (NRS 433B.333, 433B.335) Existing law requires the subcommittee on 34
the mental health of children to: (1) create a statewide plan for the provision of 35
mental health se rvices to children; and (2) review the findings and 36
recommendations of each mental health consortium. (NRS 433.317) Section 13 of 37
this bill eliminates the subcommittee. Instead, section 6 requires the Office to: (1) 38
develop a statewide plan for the provisi on of mental and behavioral health services 39
to children in this State; and (2) review the long -term strategic plan, budget 40
requests and reports of each mental health consortium. Section 9 of this bill 41
accordingly requires each mental health consortium to submit to the Office its long-42
term strategic plan and certain other reports. Section 9 further requires each 43
consortium to collaborate with the Office as necessary to prepare and submit su ch 44
reports and plans. Section 10 of this bill requires each mental health consortium to 45
coordinate with the Department and the Office to avoid duplicating or contradicting 46
the efforts of the Department and the Office to provide mental health services to 47
children. Section 1 of this bill requires the Commission to: (1) coordinate with the 48
Office regarding the mental and behavioral health of children in this State; and (2) 49
review the statewide plan developed by the Office pursuant to section 6 and 50
integrate the statewide plan into the policies established by the Commission where 51
appropriate. 52
Existing law: (1) establishes five behavioral health regions within this State; (2) 53
establishes a behavioral health policy board for each region; and (3) requires each 54
policy board to advise the Department, the Division of Public and Behavioral 55
Health and the Commission regarding, among other things, the behavioral health 56
needs of adults and children in each behavioral health region. (NRS 433.425 -57
433.4295) Section 2 of this bill requires each regional behavioral health policy 58
board to coordinate with the Office to provide unified and coordinated 59

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recommendations to the Department, Division and Commission regarding the 60
behavioral health needs of children in each behavioral health region. 61

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN
SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. NRS 433.314 is hereby amended to read as follows: 1
433.314 1. The Commission shall: 2
(a) Establish policies to ensure adequate development and 3
administration of services for persons with mental illness, persons 4
with intellectual disabilities, persons with developmental 5
disabilities, persons with substance use disorders or persons with co-6
occurring disorders, including services to prevent mental illness, 7
intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, substance use 8
disorders and co-occurring disorders, and services provided without 9
admission to a facility or institution; 10
(b) Set policies for the care and treatment of persons with mental 11
illness, persons with intellectual disabilities, persons with 12
developmental disabilities, persons with substance use disorders or 13
persons with co-occurring disorders provided by all state agencies; 14
(c) If a data dashboard is established pursuant to NRS 439.245, 15
use the da ta dashboard to review access by different groups and 16
populations in this State to behavioral health services provided 17
through telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, and evaluate policies 18
to make such access more equitable; 19
(d) Review the programs and finances of the Division; 20
(e) Report at the beginning of each year to the Governor and at 21
the beginning of each odd-numbered year to the Legislature: 22
(1) Information concerning the quality of the care and 23
treatment provided for persons with mental illness , persons with 24
intellectual disabilities, persons with developmental disabilities, 25
persons with substance use disorders or persons with co -occurring 26
disorders in this State and on any progress made toward improving 27
the quality of that care and treatment; and 28
(2) In coordination with the Department, any 29
recommendations from the regional behavioral health policy boards 30
created pursuant to NRS 433.429. The report must include, without 31
limitation: 32
(I) The epidemiologic profiles of substance use disorders, 33
addictive disorders related to gambling and suicide; 34
(II) Relevant behavioral health prevalence data for each 35
behavioral health region created by NRS 433.428; and 36
(III) The health priorities set for each behavioral health 37
region; [and] 38

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(f) Review a nd make recommendations concerning regulations 1
submitted to the Commission for review pursuant to NRS 641.100, 2
641A.160, 641B.160 and 641C.200 [.] ; 3
(g) Coordinate with the Office of Children’s Mental and 4
Behavioral Health created by section 5 of this ac t regarding the 5
mental and behavioral health of children in this State; and 6
(h) Review the statewide plan for the provision of mental and 7
behavioral health services to children developed by the Office of 8
Children’s Mental and Behavioral Health pursuant to section 6 of 9
this act and integrate the policies and procedures set forth in the 10
statewide plan into the policies established by the Commission 11
where appropriate. 12
2. The Commission may employ an administrative assistant 13
and a data analyst to assist the regional behavioral health policy 14
boards created by NRS 433.429 in carrying out their duties. 15
Sec. 2. NRS 433.4295 is hereby amended to read as follows: 16
433.4295 1. Each policy board shall: 17
(a) Advise the Department, Division and Commission regarding: 18
(1) The behavioral health needs of adults and children in the 19
behavioral health region; 20
(2) Any progress, problems or proposed plans relating to the 21
provision of behavioral health services and methods to improve the 22
provision of behavioral health services in the behavioral health 23
region; 24
(3) Identified gaps in the behavioral health services which 25
are available in the behavioral health region and any 26
recommendations or service enhancements to address those gaps; 27
(4) Any federal, state or local law or regulation that relates to 28
behavioral health which it determines is redundant, conflicts with 29
other laws or is obsolete and any recommendation to address any 30
such redundant, conflicting or obsolete law or regulation; and 31
(5) Priorities for allocating money to support and develop 32
behavioral health services in the behavioral health region. 33
(b) Promote improvements in the delivery of behavioral health 34
services in the behavioral health region. 35
(c) Coordinate and exchange information with [the] : 36
(1) The other policy boards to provide unified and 37
coordinated recommendations to the Department, Division and 38
Commission regarding behavioral health services in the behavioral 39
health region [.] ; and 40
(2) The Office of Children’s Mental and Behavioral Health 41
created by section 5 of this act to provide unified and coordinated 42
recommendations to the Department, Division and Commission 43
regarding the behavioral health needs of children in the 44
behavioral health region. 45

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(d) Review the collection and reporting standards of behavioral 1
health data to determine standards for such data collection and 2
reporting processes. 3
(e) To the extent feasible, establish an organized, sustainable 4
and accurate electronic repository of data and information 5
concerning behavioral health and behavioral health services in the 6
behavioral health region that is accessible to members of the public 7
on an Internet website maintained by the policy board. A policy 8
board may collaborate with an existing community -based 9
organization to establish the repository. 10
(f) To the extent feasible, track and compile data concerning 11
persons placed on a mental health crisis hold pursuant to NRS 12
433A.160, persons admitted to mental health facilities and hospitals 13
under an emergency admission pursuant to NRS 433A.162, persons 14
admitted to mental health facilities under an involuntary court -15
ordered admission pursuant to NRS 433A.200 to 433A.330, 16
inclusive, and persons ordered to receive assisted outpatie nt 17
treatment pursuant to NRS 433A.335 to 433A.345, inclusive, in the 18
behavioral health region, including, without limitation: 19
(1) The outcomes of treatment provided to such persons; and 20
(2) Measures taken upon and after the release of such 21
persons to address behavioral health issues and prevent future 22
mental health crisis holds and admissions. 23
(g) If a data dashboard is established pursuant to NRS 439.245, 24
use the data dashboard to review access by different groups and 25
populations in this State to beh avioral health services provided 26
through telehealth, as defined in NRS 629.515, and evaluate policies 27
to make such access more equitable. 28
(h) Identify and coordinate with other entities in the behavioral 29
health region and this State that address issues relating to behavioral 30
health to increase awareness of such issues and avoid duplication of 31
efforts. 32
(i) In coordination with existing entities in this State that address 33
issues relating to behavioral health services, submit an annual report 34
to the Commission which includes, without limitation: 35
(1) The specific behavioral health needs of the behavioral 36
health region; 37
(2) A description of the methods used by the policy board to 38
collect and analyze data concerning the behavioral health needs and 39
problems o f the behavioral health region and gaps in behavioral 40
health services which are available in the behavioral health region, 41
including, without limitation, a list of all sources of such data used 42
by the policy board; 43

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(3) A description of the manner in whi ch the policy board 1
has carried out the requirements of paragraphs (c) and (h) and the 2
results of those activities; and 3
(4) The data compiled pursuant to paragraph (f) and any 4
conclusions that the policy board has derived from such data. 5
2. A report de scribed in paragraph (i) of subsection 1 may be 6
submitted more often than annually if the policy board determines 7
that a specific behavioral health issue requires an additional report 8
to the Commission. 9
Sec. 3. Chapter 433B of NRS is hereby amended by adding 10
thereto the provisions set forth as sections 4 to 7, inclusive, of this 11
act. 12
Sec. 4. “Office” means the Office of Children’s Mental and 13
Behavioral Health created by section 5 of this act. 14
Sec. 5. 1. The Office of Children’s Mental and Behavioral 15
Health is hereby created within the Office of the Director of the 16
Department. 17
2. The Director of the Department shall appoint a Director of 18
the Office who must: 19
(a) Be a physician or physician assistant licensed pursuant to 20
chapter 630 or 633 of NRS, a licensed nurse or a person licensed, 21
certified or registered pursuant to chapters 641 to 641D, inclusive, 22
of NRS; 23
(b) Have at least 5 years of experie nce directly providing 24
mental and behavioral health services to children; and 25
(c) Not have any conflicts of interest relating to the 26
performance of his or her duties as Director of the Office. For 27
the purposes of this paragraph, a conflict of interest exists if the 28
Director of the Office: 29
(1) Is an officer, director or employee of a facility providing 30
mental and behavioral health services to children; 31
(2) Has a financial or other personal or private interest in a 32
facility providing mental and behavioral health services to 33
children; 34
(3) Directly or indirectly holds any financial interest in any 35
company, partnership, organization or corporation that owns, 36
operates or controls a facility providing mental and behavioral 37
health services to children; or 38
(4) Is an officer, director or employee of a professional 39
organization, if holding such a position is likely to constitute or 40
create the appearance of a conflict of interest. 41
3. The Director of the Department shall give special 42
consideration when appointing a Director of the Office to a 43
potential appointee who has earned: 44

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(a) The degree of doctor of philosophy in a specialty that 1
specifically relates to the mental or behavioral health of children ; 2
or 3
(b) The degree of doctor of medicine or docto r of osteopathic 4
medicine and has completed postgraduate training in a specialty 5
that specifically relates to the mental or behavioral health of 6
children. 7
4. The Director of the Office serves at the pleasure of the 8
Director of the Department. 9
5. The Director of the Office shall: 10
(a) Ensure that the duties of the Office are carried out; 11
(b) Direct and supervise all of the technical and administrative 12
activities of the Office; and 13
(c) Collaborate with public and private entities involved in the 14
provision of mental and behavioral health services to children in 15
this State to coordinate the provision of such services. 16
6. The Director of the Office may employ such staff as the 17
Director of the Office deems necessary to carry out the duties of 18
the Office, which may include, without limitation: 19
(a) Data analysts; 20
(b) Administrative assistants; 21
(c) Research and grants professionals; 22
(d) Professionals to engage in community engagement and 23
outreach; and 24
(e) Professionals to engage in clinical implementati on and 25
quality assurance. 26
Sec. 6. The Office shall: 27
1. Develop and publish a statewide plan for the provision of 28
mental and behavioral health services to children in this State; 29
2. Provide expertise and act as a central resource for matters 30
relating to the mental and behavioral health of children in this 31
State; 32
3. Disseminate information relating to programs, 33
opportunities and resources to improve mental and behavioral 34
health care for children in this State; 35
4. Review the long -term strategic plan, budget requests and 36
reports of each mental health consortium submitted pursuant to 37
NRS 433B.335; 38
5. Track, review and analyze the policies, programs, reports 39
or recommendations of any agency, board, commission, 40
subcommittee or policy board of this State to the extent that those 41
policies, programs, reports or recommendations relate to the 42
mental and behavioral health of children in this State; 43
6. Study and make recommendations to local, state and 44
federal governmental entit ies concerning policies that relate to 45

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children with mental and behavioral health needs in this State 1
with the goal of improving access to and the delivery of mental 2
and behavioral health services and resources for children in this 3
State; 4
7. Develop sust ainable partnerships with community 5
organizations and other private sector entities which serve 6
children with mental and behavioral needs in this State; 7
8. Collaborate with other persons and entities in this State as 8
necessary to streamline and connect the provision of mental and 9
behavioral health services for children in this State; and 10
9. On or before January 31 of each year: 11
(a) Compile a report concerning the implementation of the 12
statewide plan for the provision of mental and behavioral health 13
services to children in this State developed pursuant to subsection 14
1; and 15
(b) Transmit the report compiled pursuant to paragraph (a) to: 16
(1) The Director of the Department; and 17
(2) The Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for 18
transmittal to: 19
(I) In odd -numbered years, the next regular session of 20
the Legislature; and 21
(II) In even-numbered years, the Joint Interim Standing 22
Committee on Health and Human Services. 23
Sec. 7. 1. In carrying out the duties set forth in section 6 of 24
this act, the Office may: 25
(a) Apply for any available grants and accept any available 26
gifts, grants and donations, and use any such gifts, grants or 27
donations to carry out its purposes and duties; and 28
(b) Seek assistance from and cooperate with any public or 29
private entity. 30
2. Each agency, board, commission, department, officer, 31
employee or agent of this State, or a political subdivision thereof, 32
shall provide the Office with such assistance as the Of fice may 33
reasonably require in discharging its duties. 34
Sec. 8. NRS 433B.010 is hereby amended to read as follows: 35
433B.010 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 36
requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 433B.020 to 37
433B.100, inclusive, and section 4 of this act have the meanings 38
ascribed to them in those sections. 39
Sec. 9. NRS 433B.335 is hereby amended to read as follows: 40
433B.335 1. Each mental health consortium estab lished 41
pursuant to NRS 433B.333 shall prepare and submit to the Director 42
of the Department and the Director of the Office a long -term 43
strategic plan for the provision of mental health services to children 44
with emotional disturbance in the jurisdiction of t he consortium. A 45

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plan submitted pursuant to this section is valid for 10 years after the 1
date of submission, and each consortium shall submit a new plan 2
upon its expiration. 3
2. In preparing the long -term strategic plan pursuant to 4
subsection 1, each ment al health consortium must be guided by the 5
following principles: 6
(a) The system of mental health services set forth in the plan 7
should be centered on children with emotional disturbance and their 8
families, with the needs and strengths of those children an d their 9
families dictating the types and mix of services provided. 10
(b) The families of children with emotional disturbance, 11
including, without limitation, foster parents, should be active 12
participants in all aspects of planning, selecting and delivering 13
mental health services at the local level. 14
(c) The system of mental health services should be community -15
based and flexible, with accountability and the focus of the services 16
at the local level. 17
(d) The system of mental health services should provide timel y 18
access to a comprehensive array of cost -effective mental health 19
services. 20
(e) Children and their families who are in need of mental health 21
services should be identified as early as possible through screening, 22
assessment processes, treatment and systems of support. 23
(f) Comprehensive mental health services should be made 24
available in the least restrictive but clinically appropriate 25
environment. 26
(g) The family of a child with an emotional disturbance should 27
be eligible to receive mental health services from the system. 28
(h) Mental health services should be provided to children with 29
emotional disturbance in a sensitive manner that is responsive to 30
cultural and gender -based differences and the special needs of the 31
children. 32
3. The long-term strategic plan prepared pursuant to subsection 33
1 must include: 34
(a) An assessment of the need for mental health services in the 35
jurisdiction of the consortium; 36
(b) The long -term strategies and goals of the consortium for 37
providing mental health services to children with emotional 38
disturbance within the jurisdiction of the consortium; 39
(c) A description of the types of services to be offered to 40
children with emotional disturbance within the jurisdiction of the 41
consortium; 42
(d) Criteria for eligibility for those services; 43
(e) A description of the manner in which those services may be 44
obtained by eligible children; 45

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(f) The manner in which the costs for those services will be 1
allocated; 2
(g) The mechanisms to manage the money provided for those 3
services; 4
(h) Documentation of the number of children with emotional 5
disturbance who are not currently being provided services, the costs 6
to provide services to those children, the obstacles to providing 7
services to those children and recommendations for removing those 8
obstacles; 9
(i) Methods for obtaining additional money and services for 10
children with emotional disturbance from private and public entities; 11
and 12
(j) The manner in which family members of eligible children 13
and other persons may be involved in the treatment of the children. 14
4. On or before January 31 of each even -numbered year, each 15
mental health consortium shall submit to the Director of the 16
Department , the Director of the Office and the Commission: 17
(a) A list of the priorities of services necessary to implement the 18
long-term strategic plan submitted pursuant to subsection 1 and an 19
itemized list of the costs to provide those services; 20
(b) A description of any revisions to the long-term strategic plan 21
adopted by the consortium during the immediately preceding year; 22
and 23
(c) Any request for an allocation for administrative expenses of 24
the consortium. 25
5. In preparing the biennial budget request for the Department, 26
the Director of the Department shall consider the list of priorities 27
and any request for an allocation su bmitted pursuant to subsection 4 28
by each mental health consortium. On or before September 30 of 29
each even -numbered year, the Director of the Department shall 30
submit to each mental health consortium a report which includes a 31
description of: 32
(a) Each item on the list of priorities of the consortium that was 33
included in the biennial budget request for the Department; 34
(b) Each item on the list of priorities of the consortium that was 35
not included in the biennial budget request for the Department and 36
an explanation for the exclusion; and 37
(c) Any request for an allocation for administrative expenses of 38
the consortium that was included in the biennial budget request for 39
the Department. 40
6. On or before January 31 of each odd -numbered year, each 41
consortium shall submit to the Director of the Department , the 42
Director of the Office and the Commission: 43

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(a) A report regarding the status of the long -term strategic plan 1
submitted pursuant to subsection 1, including, without limitation, 2
the status of the strategies, goals and services included in the plan; 3
(b) A description of any revisions to the long-term strategic plan 4
adopted by the consortium during the immediately preceding year; 5
and 6
(c) A report of all expenditures made from an account 7
maintained pursuant to NRS 433B.339, if any. 8
7. Each mental health consortium established pursuant to 9
NRS 433B.333 shall collaborate with the Office as necessary to 10
perform the duties prescribed in this section. 11
Sec. 10. NRS 433B.337 is hereby amended to read as follows: 12
433B.337 1. A mental health consortium established by NRS 13
433B.333 may: 14
(a) Participate in activities within the jurisdiction of the 15
consortium to: 16
(1) Implement the provisions of the long -term strategic plan 17
established by the consortium pursuant to NRS 433B.335; and 18
(2) Improve the provision of mental health services to 19
children with emotional disturbance and their families, including, 20
without limitation, advertising the availability of mental health 21
services and carrying out a demonstration project relating to mental 22
health services. 23
(b) Take other action to carry out its duties set forth in this 24
section and NRS 433B.335 and 433B.339. 25
2. To the extent practicable, a mental health consortium shall 26
coordinate with the Department and the Office to avoid duplicating 27
or contradicting the efforts of the Department and the Office to 28
provide mental health services to children with emotional 29
disturbance and their families. 30
Sec. 11. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 31
General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the 32
sum of $1,113,364 for the personnel and operating costs of the 33
Office of Children’s Mental and Behavioral Health created by 34
section 5 of this act. 35
2. Any remaining balance of the appropriation made by 36
subsection 1 must not be committed for expenditure after June 30, 37
2027, by the entity to which the appropriation is made or any entity 38
to which money from the appropriation is granted or otherwise 39
transferred in any manner, and any portion of the appropriated 40
money remaining must not be spent for any purpose after 41
September 17, 2027, by either the entity to which the money was 42
appropriated or the entity to which the money was subsequently 43
granted or transferred, and must be reverted to the State General 44
Fund on or before September 17, 2027. 45

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Sec. 12. 1. There is hereby appropriated from the State 1
General Fund to the Department of Health and Human Services the 2
sum of $15,000 for Fiscal Year 2025 -2026 to procure equipment 3
and office supplies for the Office of Children’s Mental and 4
Behavioral Health created by section 5 of this act. 5
2. Any balance of the sum appropriated by subsection 1 6
remaining at the end of the 202 5-2026 Fiscal Year must not be 7
committed for expenditure after June 30, 2026, by the entity to 8
which the appropriation is made or any entity to which money from 9
the appropriation is granted or otherwise transferred in any manner, 10
and any portion of the app ropriated money remaining must not be 11
spent for any purpose after September 18, 2026, by either the entity 12
to which the money was appropriated or the entity to which the 13
money was subsequently granted or transferred, and must be 14
reverted to the State General Fund on or before September 18, 2026. 15
Sec. 12.3. 1. As soon as practicable after the Director of the 16
Office is appointed pursuant to section 5 of this act, the Director of 17
the Office shall begin the process of establishing a Children’s 18
Behavioral Health Center of Excellence within the Office . The 19
Director of the Office shall: 20
(a) On or before January 1, 2026, compile and submit to the 21
Director of the Department a report describing the prog ress made 22
toward establishing the Center and developing the final proposal 23
required to be submitted to the Director of the Department pursuant 24
to paragraph (c), which must include, without limitation: 25
(1) A review of the capacity and readiness of the Off ice to 26
implement the Center; and 27
(2) A proposal to provide training, technical assistance and 28
quality assurance for providers of mental and behavioral health care 29
to children through the Center; 30
(b) On or before April 1, 2026, present at a meeting of the Joint 31
Interim Standing Committee on Health and Human Services 32
concerning the progress of the Director of the Office toward 33
establishing the Center; and 34
(c) On or before June 1 , 2026, submit a final proposal to the 35
Director of the Department for the establishment of the Center. The 36
proposal must include: 37
(1) The manner in which the Center will be funded; and 38
(2) Operational plans for establishing the Center. 39
2. The Director of the Department shall, on or before July 1, 40
2026: 41
(a) Approve the proposal submitted by the Director of the Office 42
pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 1; or 43
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3. If the Director of the Department requests that the Director 1
of the Office make revisions to th e proposal submitted pursuant to 2
paragraph (c) of subsection 1, the Director of the Office shall make 3
the requested revisions and submit the revised proposal to the 4
Director of the Department on or before August 1, 2026. The 5
Director of the Department shal l approve the revised proposal or 6
further revise the proposal and approve the revised proposal. 7
4. As used in this section: 8
(a) “Children’s Behavioral Health Center of Excellence” means 9
an entity that uses the expertise and knowledge of providers of 10
mental and behavioral health care, community engagement 11
professionals, community health workers and employees of 12
governmental entities to: 13
(1) Develop and provide training to providers of mental and 14
behavioral health care; 15
(2) Provide technical and suppor tive services to providers of 16
mental and behavioral health care; 17
(3) Oversee the quality of the mental and behavioral health 18
services provided to children; and 19
(4) Connect children in need of mental or behavioral health 20
services to qualified providers of mental and behavioral health care. 21
(b) “Community health worker” has the meaning ascribed to it 22
in NRS 449.0027. 23
(c) “Director of the Department” means the Director of the 24
Department of Health and Human Services. 25
(d) “Director of the Office” means the Director of the Office. 26
(e) “Office” means the Office of Children’s Mental and 27
Behavioral Health created by section 5 of this act. 28
Sec. 12.7. The provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 218D.380 29
do not apply to any provision of this act which adds or revises a 30
requirement to submit a report to the Legislature. 31
Sec. 13. NRS 433.317 is hereby repealed. 32
Sec. 14. 1. This section becomes effective upon passage and 33
approval. 34
2. Sections 1 to 13, inclusive, of this act become effective: 35
(a) Upon passage and approval for the purpose of adopting any 36
regulations and performing any other preparatory administrative 37
tasks that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this act; and 38
(b) On July 1, 2025, for all other purposes. 39

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TEXT OF REPEALED SECTION

433.317 Appointment of subcommittee on the mental health
of children; duties; compensation to extent of available funding.
1. The Commission shall appoint a subcommittee on the
mental health of children to review the findings and
recommendations of each mental health consortium submitted
pursuant to NRS 433B.335 and to create a statewide plan for the
provision of mental health services to children.
2. The me mbers of the subcommittee appointed pursuant to
this section serve at the pleasure of the Commission. The members
serve without compensation, except that each member is entitled,
while engaged in the business of the subcommittee, to the per diem
allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and
employees generally if funding is available for this purpose.

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